Category |
Definition |
| Categories for the strength of each recommendation | |
A |
Good evidence to support a recommendation for use. |
B |
Moderate evidence to support a recommendation for use. |
C |
Poor evidence to support a recommendation for or against use. |
D |
Moderate evidence to support a recommendation against use. |
E |
Good evidence to support a recommendation against use. |
| Categories for the quality of evidence on which recommendations are made | |
I |
Evidence from at least one properly randomized, controlled trial. |
II |
Evidence from at least one well-designed clinical trial without randomization, from cohort or case-controlled analytic studies, preferably from more than one centre, from multiple time series, or from dramatic results in uncontrolled experiments. |
III |
Evidence from opinions or respected authorities on the basis of clinical experience, descriptive studies, or reports of expert committees. |
*From Macpherson DW. Evidence-based medicine. CCDR 1994; 20:145-47.
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